Answer
Purchase price (before tax) = 800
Total price = 876
Work Step by Step
sales tax = 76 = 9.5% = 0.095
76 = 0.095 x purchase price
76/0.095 = 800
800 + 76 = 876
Prealgebra (7th Edition)
by Martin-Gay, Elayn
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321955048
ISBN 13:
978-0-32195-504-3
Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount - Exercise Set - Page 512: 8
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